合点|がてんgaten[3]odaka (tail-high)
がってんgatten[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbconsent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 合点する（がてんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 合点します（がてんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 合点しない（がてんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 合点しません（がてんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 合点せず・合点せぬ（がてんせず・がてんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 合点した（がてんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 合点しました（がてんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 合点しなかった（がてんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 合点しませんでした（がてんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 合点して（がてんして） |
| Potential | 合点できる（がてんできる） |
| Passive | 合点される（がてんされる） |
| Causative | 合点させる（がてんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 合点させられる（がてんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 合点すれば（がてんすれば） |
| tara | 合点したら（がてんしたら） |
| Volitional | 合点しよう（がてんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 合点しましょう（がてんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 合点しろ（がてんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym了解りょうかいNeutralUnderstanding and accepting something; the most common everyday word. Say 「了解です」 to acknowledge an instruction. 「合点」 sounds old-fashioned by comparison.
- Synonym了承りょうしょうFormalFormal: acknowledging and accepting what the other party has put forward; common in business documents, e.g. 「ご了承ください」.
- Synonym納得なっとくNeutralFeeling genuinely convinced, having worked something out in your mind; stresses inner acceptance. 「合点がいかない」 means the same as 「納得できない」.
- Synonym承知しょうちFormalFormal: knowing something and agreeing to it; the humble reply 「承知しました」 is standard in business. Considerably more formal than 「合点」.
- Synonym賛成さんせいNeutralBacking a proposal; used in votes and discussions, and centers on where you stand rather than on understanding.
- Synonym賛同さんどうWrittenEndorsing someone's cause or argument; common in appeals for campaigns and movements, more literary than 「賛成」.
- Synonym承諾しょうだくFormalFormal: accepting a request or demand, e.g. 「承諾書」; more solemn than 「同意」.
- Synonym首肯しゅこうWrittenNodding assent; written/formal prose, mostly describing someone else's agreement in texts; rare in everyday conversation.
- Related同意どういNeutralEveryday neutral word for agreeing with someone's opinion or consenting to something; carries no nuance of having worked something out.
- Related承認しょうにんNeutralOfficial recognition or approval; typical of approval procedures within organizations.
- Related許諾きょだくFormalFormal: granting someone permission to do something; common in copyright and contracts, e.g. 「使用許諾」. 「合点」 is about grasping or accepting an idea.
- Related承允しょういんWrittenAccepting the other party's opinion or proposal; extremely literary and rarely used today.
- Antonym疑問ぎもんNeutralHaving doubts or not understanding — the opposite of 「合点」's sense of things clicking into place.
- Antonym不解WrittenBeing unable to understand; written/formal prose, the opposite of 「合点」's sense of clear understanding.
Today 「合点」 mostly appears in 「合点がいく」 and 「合点承知」, meaning something has finally clicked. For everyday understanding use 「納得」 or 「了解」; in business, reply with 「承知しました」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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